"and then..." I said looking down to his hand. "And your life line has a major break right here, meaning something outside your control happenes...I'd be willing to guess that its what is happening now because my majore break if on the same place..."

He knew exactly what was bugging him and I knew that much. But what was it? I had a few pretty solid guesses though. Why had he dodged his chance to let it out? "Palm reading may be fake, but I really can read people, you know. You don't have to lie to me." There it was. What I'd really meant was 'I can see right through you so you may as well tell me openly'. More than anything I wanted the chance to explain my view of things and my feelings....Or would he rather hide in ignorance?

Yes, yes. What he said should not have come as a surprise to me, but they still stung. "Jealous? Really, darling. James and I have known each other forever pretty much and it is really nothing. The hand contact was more of a comfort thing, not much different than right now. Neither of us have dared to even suggest being more than that. As for you, Kyle. I honestly don't think of you like that. Honestly you're young enough to be my brother. If you were the one who were older maybe, but not for now...But I know how you feel though." With that I kissed him on the forehead.

Oh. I was her brother. Her little brother. Her little brother who had saved her from death. Her little brother without she would have likely died. The little brother who had decided that he was in love with her. After hearing those words I shut up. I was hurt.

(This will make things very interesting...)This would absolutely complicate things, but what could I do? Play along and let him believe a lie? That may have been a solution, but the end result would be disastrous. No, this was the best way.

"We walk to Denny's then we can call my Uncle Stan. He lives not too far from here" Stan was actually my step-grandfather's son from his first marriage. "And from now on we need different names...James and Rosalyn?